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| Title |
Disturbance Is an Important Driver of Clonal Richness in Tropical Seagrasses
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Plant Science, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpls.2017.02026 |
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| Authors |
Kathryn M. McMahon, Richard D. Evans, Kor-jent van Dijk, Udhi Hernawan, Gary A. Kendrick, Paul S. Lavery, Ryan Lowe, Marji Puotinen, Michelle Waycott |
| Abstract |
Clonality is common in many aquatic plant species, including seagrasses, where populations are maintained through a combination of asexual and sexual reproduction. One common measure used to describe the clonal structure of populations is clonal richness. Clonal richness is strongly dependent on the biological characteristics of the species, and how these interact with the environment but can also reflect evolutionary scale processes especially at the edge of species ranges. However, little is known about the spatial patterns and drivers of clonal richness in tropical seagrasses. This study assessed the spatial patterns of clonal richness in meadows of three tropical seagrass species, Thalassia hemprichii, Halodule uninervis, and Halophila ovalis, spanning a range of life-history strategies and spatial scales (2.5-4,711 km) in Indonesia and NW Australia. We further investigated the drivers of clonal richness using general additive mixed models for two of the species, H. uninervis and H. ovalis, over 8° latitude. No significant patterns were observed in clonal richness with latitude, yet disturbance combined with sea surface temperature strongly predicted spatial patterns of clonal richness. Sites with a high probability of cyclone disturbance had low clonal richness, whereas an intermediate probability of cyclone disturbance and the presence of dugong grazing combined with higher sea surface temperatures resulted in higher levels of clonal richness. We propose potential mechanisms for these patterns related to the recruitment and mortality rates of individuals as well as reproductive effort. Under a changing climate, increased severity of tropical cyclones and the decline in populations of mega-grazers have the potential to reduce clonal richness leading to less genetically diverse populations. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6 | 24% |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 4% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 16 | 64% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 56% |
| Scientists | 11 | 44% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 73 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 73 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 16% |
| Researcher | 9 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 13 | 18% |
| Unknown | 21 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 29% |
| Environmental Science | 10 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 4 | 5% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 28 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 January 2018.
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#2,481,571
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#1,069
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